tfol. 48 No. 35 ‘Dairying’ By Different Means Calves Raised On Willow Springs Farm MICHELLE KUNJAPPU Lancaster Farming Staff BERNVILLE (Berks Co.) Having Holsteins on the farm doesn’t necessarily mean milk E reduction, according to the ucas family. Besides a 200-head veal barn, Willow Springs Farm is home to 40-50 head of Holstein bulls year round a unique setup that Dave Lucas has found to best uti lize the farm’s pasture land. Intensive Grazing Operation Sixty acres of pasture are di vided into about 22 paddocks, 3-4 acres each, an intensive grazing system that Lucas introduced to the farm in 1997. A neighboring dairy producer Final COOL Session In Lancaster MILLIE BUNTING Market Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Approximately 150 people tilled the large meeting room at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center Thursday afternoon for the USDA’s last of 12 “listening and education’’' sessions on the controversial Country Of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations. (Turn to Page A 26) www.lancasterfarming.com raises the farm’s bull calves until they are eight months old, then moves them to Lucas’ pastures. They stay there until they are two years old, grown out on grass plus supplemental grain and hay in the wintertime. When the bulls reach the 2-year-old mark, they are sold as breeding stock. Lucas bought the farm in 1994 Youth Demonstrate Cooperative Skills DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber land Co.) Youth traveled from the far corners of Pennsylvania to participate in the annual Mid-At . Inside The Farmer ✓ Dairy recipe contest winners page 82. ✓ New state FFA offi cers page Al 9. t/ May Dairy One DHIA reports starting page D 2. Five Sections and began to look for a way to optimize the farm’s hilly ground. Installing beef cattle on the rolling hills was Lucas’ first idea. However in the meantime he heard about his neighbor’s need to grow out the Holsteins, so in stead the pastures are dotted with black-and-white dairy bulls. (Turn to Page A2O) lantic Alliance of Cooperatives (MAAC) Summer Institute this week. “This is proof that cooperation works,” said Dennis Wolff, Penn sylvania secretary of agriculture, to the group of more than 50 scholars at the annual awards luncheon Wednesday. “It’s all about mutual respect and setting goals for moving for ward,” Wolff said. The four-day gathering offered a packed agenda. On arrival at Shippensburg University on Sun day, the youth were divided into four “MINICOS” or mini co operatives. The objective was to simulate a successful real-world cooperative. (Turn to Page A 22) Saturday, June 28, 2003 Pennsylvania dairy royalty stopped in to visit the Lancaster Farming office June 19 to select top dairy reci pes. Choosing a winner are, from left, Ashley Chapman, alternate; Raechel Kilgore, state dairy princess; and Ra chel Ebert, alternate. Photo by Dave Lefever $37.00 Per Year Kevin Stoltzfus stands at the halter of Warwick Manor Frank Stacy, one of two original Guernseys he received from his grandpar ents Raymond and Elma Peachey, center, when they sold their herd in 1993. Ke vin’s wife Dina holds daughter Karli, and daugh ter Kaiia stands in front. Read about this family’s in credible Guernsey journey in the Dairy Plus booklet this issue. Also found in Dairy Plus : • A Bedford County fam ily that loves farming. • Details on a Chester County sand/manure sepa rator. • Longtime dairy profes sor retires. • A robotic milker up date. • Stray voltage reports. • The latest information on how to make the most of your Al program. • An analysis of Mary land’s dairy industry. • An Ohio study on the economic impact of large dai/ies. reports and mora Phom by Dave Lefever $l.OO Per Copy
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